I was one of the calls. Good score, Rick... I beat you to the next one.She said she was getting a ton of calls, so I got lucky.
Sounds like the sound is good, but sometimes if the wood is starting to punk slightly, it can absorb some water so it will be heavy. Of course, hard Maple will be heavier even when dry. You'll know more once you test. I got some White Ash here that was in a wet area and even though it was standing dead for a long time, it was still reading 40% on the meter, higher than a fresh White Ash would. I'm thinking that the fibers kept wicking up moisture because it was in a wet area, but that this moisture will dry quicker than the normal drying process of fresh wood (it was starting to punk slightly, too, so could have absorbed the moisture from the exterior)...we'll see.I'm fairly confident this stuff is less than 15%, but i'll post tonight or tomorrow for sure. the look feel and sound is actually quite incredible. The color makes it looks moist (being that its a nice golden color), but i think its bc it wasnt exposed to the philadelphian acid rains, it almost feels like ultra kiln dried firewood. I will burn in an outdoor campfire this weekend to test it as well.
That sounds about right for most in the central states (i.e. not the desert.) Anything around 16% is going to burn just great, though. There is also a meter correction factor for some species. May be a couple percent or so...Someone here mentioned 13% in a thread somewhere.
Very fast. It is extremely light. I plan to use it for cold starts and as necessary to burn down coal beds since it doesn't coal. With my tiny firebox I need as much room as possible.How'd that burn for you?
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